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   Cry

   /krī/

   

   verb

   • 1. shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow: "don't cry—it'll be all right" Similar weepshed tearssobwailbe in tearscry one's eyes outcry one's heart outcry as if one's heart would breakbawlhowlsnivelwhimperwhinesquallmewlbleatlamentgrievemournkeengreetinformal:boohooblubblubberturn on the waterworksgrizzleliterary:puleplainOpposite laugh
   • 2. shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief: "the center forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge" Similar callshoutexclaimsing outyellshriekscreamscreechbawlbellowroarwhoopyowlsquealyelpyawpinformal:holleryoo-hoocooeerare:ejaculatevociferateululateOpposite whisper
   • ▪ say something loudly in an excited or anguished tone of voice: "“It's not fair” he cried"
   • ▪ (of a street trader) shout out the name of (goods for sale): "there was a bustle of activity as vendors cried their wares, offering shellfish to potential buyers"
   • 3. (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call: "at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"

   noun

   • 1. a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion: "a cry of despair" Similar callshoutexclamationyellshriekscreamscreechbawlbellowroarwhoophowlyowlsquealyelpyawpejaculationinterjectioninformal:hollerrare:vociferationululation
   • ▪ a loud excited utterance of a word or words: "there was a cry of “Silence!”" Similar callshoutexclamationyellshriekscreamscreechbawlbellowroarwhoophowlyowlsquealyelpyawpejaculationinterjectioninformal:hollerrare:vociferationululation
   • ▪ the call of a street trader selling goods: "the city comes to life after 10 p.m., with the din of car horns, and the cries of street hawkers"
   • ▪ an urgent appeal or entreaty: "fund-raisers have issued a cry for help" Similar appealpleaentreatyurgent requestcry from the heartcri de cœur
   • ▪ a demand or opinion expressed by many people: "peace became the popular cry"
   • 2. the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal: "the harsh cries of magpies"
   • 3. a spell of weeping: "I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead" Similar sobweepcrying fitfit of cryingweepingsobbingwailingbawlinghowlingsnivelingwhimperingOpposite laughlaughter

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘ask for earnestly or loudly’): from Old French crier (verb), cri (noun), from Latin quiritare ‘raise a public outcry’, literally ‘call on the Quirites (Roman citizens) for help’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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